#  LOS ANGELES

   ##  [ And Exactly How Will the Mayor Slash $150 Million from the LAPD?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19983-and-exactly-how-will-the-mayor-slash-150-million-from-the-lapd "And Exactly How Will the Mayor Slash $150 Million from the LAPD?")

      Details    Dennis P. Zine    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 25 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/052v.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19983-and-exactly-how-will-the-mayor-slash-150-million-from-the-lapd)

**RANTZ & RAVEZ***-“A Failure of the Leadership of the City”* -- Rick J. Caruso, developer of the Grove, the Commons and other shopping centers when asked about the recent riots in Los Angeles that caused major damage to his property and others in Metropolitan LA.

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   ##  [ The State of Skid Row](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19982-the-state-of-skid-row "The State of Skid Row")

      Details    General Jeff    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 25 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/052p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19982-the-state-of-skid-row)

**SKID ROW**-In light of recent events, "We, the People of Skid Row" feel the need to speak out about what's happening in our community.

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   ##  [ Tribute: Bill Hopkins, 2020](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19981-tribute-bill-hopkins-2020 "Tribute: Bill Hopkins, 2020")

      Details    Bob Gelfand    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 25 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/052r.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19981-tribute-bill-hopkins-2020)

**GELFAND’S WORLD**--Bill Hopkins was a man with a dry sense of humor and a passion for improving the lot of his fellow humans.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19981-tribute-bill-hopkins-2020)

   ##  [ Amazon Rainforest Hit by Killer Droughts](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19979-amazon-rainforest-hit-by-killer-droughts "Amazon Rainforest Hit by Killer Droughts")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 25 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/052w.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19979-amazon-rainforest-hit-by-killer-droughts)

**CLIMATE POLITCS**--Over the past 20 years, like clockwork, severe droughts have hit the Amazon every five years with regularity 2005, 2010, 2015. Of course, droughts have hit the Amazon rainforest throughout paleoclimate history, but this time it’s different.

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   ##  [ The Shiny Sacramento Statue That Reflects California’s Failures](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19978-the-shiny-sacramento-statue-that-reflects-california-s-failures "The Shiny Sacramento Statue That Reflects California’s Failures")

      Details    Joe Mathews    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 25 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/052o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19978-the-shiny-sacramento-statue-that-reflects-california-s-failures)

**CONNECTING CALIFORNIA**--There may be no better symbol of Sacramento’s failure as California’s capital than the 18-foot-tall stainless-steel sculpture outside the city’s downtown sports arena.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19978-the-shiny-sacramento-statue-that-reflects-california-s-failures)

   ##  [ 101: An LAPD for the People](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19970-101-an-lapd-for-the-people "101: An LAPD for the People")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 22 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/051u.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19970-101-an-lapd-for-the-people)

**GUEST COMMENTARY**-Los Angeles does not need so much a defunding of the LAPD as a transition of their mission back to one of civic engagement and public protection.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19970-101-an-lapd-for-the-people)

   ##  [ A Vacancy Tax is Not an Empty Idea](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19969-a-vacancy-tax-is-not-an-empty-idea "A Vacancy Tax is Not an Empty Idea")

      Details    Tim Deegan    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 22 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/051t.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19969-a-vacancy-tax-is-not-an-empty-idea)

**DEEGAN ON LA**-The lights that have been out in vacant apartments and condos across Los Angeles may start to burn brightly if voters approve a vacancy, or “empty home,” ballot measure if it appears in the November election.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19969-a-vacancy-tax-is-not-an-empty-idea)

   ##  [ The Words of the Mahatma Meet the Works of Donald Trump](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19967-the-words-of-the-mahatma-meet-the-works-of-donald-trump "The Words of the Mahatma Meet the Works of Donald Trump")

      Details    Bob Gelfand    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 22 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/051i.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19967-the-words-of-the-mahatma-meet-the-works-of-donald-trump)

**GELFAND’S WORLD**--How did Donald Trump do on his grand comeback tour this weekend?

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19967-the-words-of-the-mahatma-meet-the-works-of-donald-trump)

   ##  [ Is Billionaire Landlord Sam Zell the Quintessential Corporate Vulture?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19965-is-billionaire-landlord-sam-zell-the-quintessential-corporate-vulture "Is Billionaire Landlord Sam Zell the Quintessential Corporate Vulture?")

      Details    Patrick Range McDonald    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 22 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/051q.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19965-is-billionaire-landlord-sam-zell-the-quintessential-corporate-vulture)

**REAL ESTATE POLITICS**-Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Residential and Equity LifeStyle Properties, is worth $4.8 billion.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19965-is-billionaire-landlord-sam-zell-the-quintessential-corporate-vulture)

   ##  [ LA County’s ‘Corridor of Corruption’](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19964-la-county-s-corridor-of-corruption "LA County’s ‘Corridor of Corruption’")

      Details    Dan Walters    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 22 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/051e.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19964-la-county-s-corridor-of-corruption)

**GUEST WORDS**-Southeastern Los Angeles County is a jumble of small cities containing mostly poor and/or immigrant residents who have been [clobbered by the COVID-19 pandemic](https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2020/06/southeast-los-angeles-county-pandemic/) and the deep recession it induced.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19964-la-county-s-corridor-of-corruption)

   ##  [ The Case for Juneteenth Being a Red, White, and Blue U.S. Holiday](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19963-the-case-for-juneteenth-being-a-red-white-and-blue-u-s-holiday "The Case for Juneteenth Being a Red, White, and Blue U.S. Holiday")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 22 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/051m.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19963-the-case-for-juneteenth-being-a-red-white-and-blue-u-s-holiday)

**ALPERN AT LARGE**--Juneteenth just happened. July 4th is coming up.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19963-the-case-for-juneteenth-being-a-red-white-and-blue-u-s-holiday)

   ##  [ The Final 100 Seconds](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19960-the-final-100-seconds "The Final 100 Seconds")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 22 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/051l.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19960-the-final-100-seconds)

**CLIMATE CHANGE POLITICS**--Never before this year 2020 has the world-famous Doomsday Clock registered only “100 seconds-to-midnight.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19960-the-final-100-seconds)

   ##  [ Quarantine Quarrels and 10 Helpful Hints](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19957-quarantine-quarrels-and-10-helpful-hints "Quarantine Quarrels and 10 Helpful Hints")

      Details    Robert J. Gould    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 22 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/051o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19957-quarantine-quarrels-and-10-helpful-hints)

**VOICE OF PEACE**-My wife and I are both professionals who teach and counsel individuals and couples about how to handle their conflicts better.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19957-quarantine-quarrels-and-10-helpful-hints)

   ##  [ LA’s Corrupt, Market-Oriented Planning Process Could be Reinvented to Promote Economic and Racial Justice](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19950-la-s-corrupt-market-oriented-planning-process-could-be-reinvented-to-promote-economic-and-racial-justice "LA’s Corrupt, Market-Oriented Planning Process Could be Reinvented to Promote Economic and Racial Justice")

      Details    Dick Platkin    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 18 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/050k.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19950-la-s-corrupt-market-oriented-planning-process-could-be-reinvented-to-promote-economic-and-racial-justice)

**PLANNING WATCH**-To much of the public “Department of City Planning” brings up images of widespread gentrification, a former Director of Planning paying a [$281,000 fine](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-15/former-la-planning-director-281-000-ethics-fine) for lobbying his former colleagues on behalf of real estate developers, and hundreds of eyes averted from [FBI investigations and indictments](https://mynewsla.com/crime/2019/01/14/fbi-corruption-probe-into-real-estate-developments-underway/) of their bosses accepting bribes to approve major projects.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19950-la-s-corrupt-market-oriented-planning-process-could-be-reinvented-to-promote-economic-and-racial-justice)

   ##  [ California “Berning” for Ro Khanna to Chair the State’s Delegation to Dems Convention](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19949-california-berning-for-ro-khanna-to-chair-the-state-s-delegation-to-dems-convention "California “Berning” for Ro Khanna to Chair the State’s Delegation to Dems Convention")

      Details    Norman Solomon    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 18 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/050p.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19949-california-berning-for-ro-khanna-to-chair-the-state-s-delegation-to-dems-convention)

**ELECTION POLITICS**-Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speak during a press conference following a vote in the U.S. House on ending US military involvement in the war in Yemen, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 4, 2019.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19949-california-berning-for-ro-khanna-to-chair-the-state-s-delegation-to-dems-convention)

   ##  [ Only Realistic Police Department Reform Stands a Chance](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19948-only-realistic-police-department-reform-stands-a-chance "Only Realistic Police Department Reform Stands a Chance")

      Details    Bob Gelfand    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 18 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/050g.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19948-only-realistic-police-department-reform-stands-a-chance)

**GELFAND’S WORLD**--We’ve experienced two weeks of protests and marches demanding that American cities and police forces reform the way they treat people.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19948-only-realistic-police-department-reform-stands-a-chance)

   ##  [ City Council’s Own Budget Lacks Transparency](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19947-city-council-s-own-budget-lacks-transparency "City Council’s Own Budget Lacks Transparency")

      Details    Jack Humphreville    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 18 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/050o.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19947-city-council-s-own-budget-lacks-transparency)

**LA WATCHDOG**--The City Council’s fully loaded budget of over $55 million is less than transparent.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19947-city-council-s-own-budget-lacks-transparency)

   ##  [ He Won’t Say, She Won’t Say: Amid Corruption Probe, Local Dems Want Answers About Former Aide Esparza](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19946-he-won-t-say-she-won-t-say-amid-corruption-probe-local-dems-want-answers-about-former-aide-esparza "He Won’t Say, She Won’t Say: Amid Corruption Probe, Local Dems Want Answers About Former Aide Esparza")

      Details    Tony Butka    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 18 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Mar-2023/025m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Mar-2023/025m.jpg?width=590&height=424)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19946-he-won-t-say-she-won-t-say-amid-corruption-probe-local-dems-want-answers-about-former-aide-esparza)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19946-he-won-t-say-she-won-t-say-amid-corruption-probe-local-dems-want-answers-about-former-aide-esparza)

   ##  [ Did LAPD Racially Profile a Prominent Black LA Lawmaker?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19945-did-lapd-racially-profile-a-prominent-black-la-lawmaker "Did LAPD Racially Profile a Prominent Black LA Lawmaker?")

      Details    Daniel Guss    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 18 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/050n.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19945-did-lapd-racially-profile-a-prominent-black-la-lawmaker)

@**THE GUSS REPORT**-On Wednesday morning, South Carolina Senator **Tim Scott** introduced to a national television audience a proposed plan for police reform.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19945-did-lapd-racially-profile-a-prominent-black-la-lawmaker)

   ##  [ May Day! May Day!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19944-may-day-may-day "May Day! May Day!")

      Details    Kevin Suscavage    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 18 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/050j.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19944-may-day-may-day)

**GUEST WORDS**--As we all looked on, in horror over the murder of Mr. Floyd, we, collectively as a nation, thought something must be done; a tipping point was reached.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19944-may-day-may-day)

   ##  [ Unanswered Questions in a City, State, and Nation Dying for Answers](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19943-unanswered-questions-in-a-city-state-and-nation-dying-for-answers "Unanswered Questions in a City, State, and Nation Dying for Answers")

      Details    Kenneth S. Alpern    [LOS ANGELES](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles)     June 18 2020       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/June-2020/050d.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19943-unanswered-questions-in-a-city-state-and-nation-dying-for-answers)

**ALPERN AT LARGE**--Some of us go on and on with the questions, while others claim to have all the answers. To most of us who want answers to our questions, but don't see the answers coming any time soon (or who see conflicting answers that drive us crazy), welcome to the Human Condition.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19943-unanswered-questions-in-a-city-state-and-nation-dying-for-answers)

1. [ The Truth About LACERS – The $2.7 Billion Question -- Part 2](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19941-the-truth-about-lacers-the-2-7-billion-question-part-2)
2. [ Of Monuments and Men](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19940-of-monuments-and-men)
3. [ Renters Clench Their Teeth, Grinding Down on Uncertainty](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19932-renters-clench-their-teeth-grinding-down-on-uncertainty)
4. [ What Does Defunding the Police Mean, and Why Do It, Anyway?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19931-what-does-defunding-the-police-mean-and-why-do-it-anyway)
5. [ Crenshaw Mall: Black Community Beats Back Trump-Backed Real Estate Goliath in an Epic Fight](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19930-crenshaw-mall-black-community-beats-back-trump-backed-real-estate-goliath-in-an-epic-fight)
6. [ Reforming Law Enforcement: The Corruption Begins with Police and Sheriff Administration](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19928-reforming-law-enforcement-the-corruption-begins-with-police-and-sheriff-administration)
7. [ Why CHAZ Craziness in Seattle Could Resurface in LA](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19926-why-chaz-craziness-in-seattle-could-resurface-in-la)
8. [ Real Affordable Housing: Why It’s So Tough to Get Bonuses](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19925-real-affordable-housing-why-it-s-so-tough-to-get-bonuses)
9. [ Dear JK Rowling, I Love Harry Potter. Please Stop Talking.](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19923-dear-jk-rowling-i-love-harry-potter-please-stop-talking)
10. [ About Every 27 Years Since the Watts Rebellion, LA has been Burned by Racial Unrest](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19921-about-every-27-years-since-the-watts-rebellion-la-has-been-burned-by-racial-unrest)
11. [ The George Floyd Sin Didn’t Start with Officer Chauvin](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19919-the-george-floyd-sin-didn-t-start-with-officer-chauvin)
12. [ The Whole World Witnessed a Murder. Are the Fixes Proposed Enough?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19914-the-whole-world-witnessed-a-murder-are-the-fixes-proposed-enough)
13. [ After Eric Garcetti Feels Our Pain, What Will Permanently Change at City Hall?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19912-after-eric-garcetti-feels-our-pain-what-will-permanently-change-at-city-hall)
14. [ Gone With the Wind is Gone With the Wind](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19911-gone-with-the-wind-is-gone-with-the-wind)
15. [ Defund the Police, Defund the Military](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19910-defund-the-police-defund-the-military)
16. [ DONE Displays Dysfunction Again - But We Have A Secret Weapon!](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19908-done-displays-dysfunction-again-but-we-have-a-secret-weapon)
17. [ UPDATED: Top 10 Contributors Opposing Rental Affordability Act](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19907-updated-top-10-contributors-opposing-rental-affordability-act)
18. [ A Four-Point Plan for LA to Provide Hope Beyond the Chaos](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19906-a-four-point-plan-for-la-to-provide-hope-beyond-the-chaos)
19. [ Who the Hell Does LAPD Think They Are?](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19904-who-the-hell-does-lapd-think-they-are)
20. [ Why Reducing Funds for the LAPD Would be Huge Mistake](https://www.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19903-why-reducing-funds-for-the-lapd-would-be-huge-mistake)

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